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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator get the pink scar that is on the heel of his foot?
(a) He stepped on broken glass.
(b) He stepped on a nail.
(c) He stepped on barbed wire.
(d) He stepped on a sharp branch.

2. In Chapter 9, what is Lettie’s mother doing when the narrator arrives at the house?
(a) Milking the cow.
(b) Stirring logs in the fireplace.
(c) Knitting a scarf.
(d) Preparing food.

3. In Chapter 2, how many beds are described in the narrator’s sister’s room?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 7, what colors is Ursula wearing?
(a) Pink and blue.
(b) Black and gray.
(c) Pink and gray.
(d) Red and white.

5. Around what time of day does the man commit suicide in the narrator’s father’s car?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kills the fish in Lettie’s ocean in Chapter 2?

2. How long had Mr. Wollery tended the gardens at the narrator’s house before they lived there?

3. How high does the narrator count until he tries to pull the worm out of his foot?

4. Where does the narrator go the morning after his confrontation with Ursula in Chapter 7?

5. Where is the opal miner said to be from?

(see the answer key)

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